Registered Nurse - Cardiac and Vascular Care

Cardiac And Vascular Care Nurse

Location: CVPH - Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital, 75 Beekman Street, Plattsburgh New York

Department: CVPH - CVC

Full Time Standard Hours: 36 Biweekly Scheduled Hours: 72 Shift: Night Primary Shift: 7:00 PM - 7:30 AM Weekend Needs: Every Other

Salary Range: Min $38.31 Mid $47.51 Max $56.70 Recruiter: Abigail Keegan

Unit Description: Cardiac and Vascular Care (CVC) is a 16-bed unit designated for cardiac and procedural patients requiring a brief hospitalization. Our Registered Nurses care for a variety of patients including those recovering from surgery, interventional radiology procedures, invasive cardiology procedures; including ST-elevation myocardial infarction, non ST-segment myocardial infarction patients, patients requiring percutaneous coronary interventions, and patients requiring antiarrhythmic medication initiation.

The Registered Professional Nurse is responsible for the management of patient care, utilizing the nursing process to assess, plan, implement and evaluate patient outcomes. The nurse directs and guides the delivery of nursing care, patient education, and all care related activities, while maintaining standards of professional nursing collaborating with other disciplines as appropriate.

This position is required to float rotationally.

Education/Skills Required:

• Graduate from an accredited School of Nursing.
• Currently licensed as a Registered Professional Nurse in New York State.
• BLS or ACLS required with ACLS certification within 6 months of hire.
• Meets requirements of physical/pre-placement screening.
• Completion of cardiac rhythm course within three-six months.
• Completion of stepdown education course within six-twelve months.
• As applicable, the individual has training/competency in attending to the special needs and/or behaviors appropriate to the age of the patients for which care is being provided.

On-call: Not required.

Incentives: Position may be eligible for a sign-on bonus of up to $10,000, subject to terms, conditions, and change.

This is a bargaining union position.

Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital